The Lincoln Firefighter’s Benefit Association will be making special deliveries to 25 needy families on Saturday. Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says they will delivering boxes of food to their homes in their trucks.
“The purpose is to help families by providing everything needed for a holiday dinner and to offset the financial burden for those families as they celebrate the holidays,” Lierman says. The recipients were nominated by Lincoln fire fighters who recognized a potential need to receive this gift. The final selections were made after considering a number of reasons, including health problems, financial struggles and the recent loss of a loved one.
The Lincoln Firefighter’s Benefit Association has been teaming up with Hy-Vee at 50th and O Street for over 15 years to provide these gifts. Each family’s dinner comes in two large boxes that contain $125.00 in groceries and includes a whole ham, vegetables, dinner rolls, a pie, stuffing and dry goods to complete an entire dinner.
“Donating holiday meals to families in the community in which we live and serve, epitomizes the pride and spirit of our city and our country,” says Lincoln Firefighter’s Benefit Association President Chad Walter.